Rumoi Subprefecture

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Rumoi (留萌支庁, Rumoi-shichō^?) is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km².

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities 1.2 Towns and villages by district 1.3 Mergers 2 History 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Cities

• Rumoi (capital)

[edit] Towns and villages by district

• Mashike
  • Mashike
• Rumoi
  • Obira
• Tomamae
  • Tomamae
  • Haboro
  • Shosanbetsu
• Teshio
  • Enbetsu
  • Teshio
  • Horonobe

[edit] Mergers

See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Rumoi Subprefecture.

[edit] History

• 1897 Mashike Subprefecture established
• 1914 Capital is moved to Rumoi, subprefecture renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture
• 1948 Toyotomi Village (now Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture

[edit] See also

Sankebetsu brown bear incident

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Official website

Hokkaidō
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Sōya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yūbari
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